Meath Farm Machinery Maiden Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Charming Star (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Danny Gilligan
(5)lbs
|
T G McCourt | 156 lbs | 5/6F | Won | Prominent - not fluent 4 out - shaken up before 2 out - went second before last - ridden and ran on to lead run-in - pushed out(op 8/13 tchd 10/11) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Balko d'Ange (FR) | 4 G | AVG | Philip Fenton | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 1.25 | Held up in midfield - headway going okay after 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - ridden when ran on towards finish - went second final strides (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the last)(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Welcome Back (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | Led at slow pace - wandered on approach and jumped slightly left 1st - going okay and clear after 2 out - weakened and headed run-in - lost second final strides(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Milteye (GB) | 5 G | AVG | E J O'Grady | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 12 | Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - mistake 1st - weakened approaching last(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Club Manager (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 13 | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Ilbdare (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Mark Michael McNiff | 161 lbs | 200/1 | 11 | Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway when nudged along after 2 out - never near to challenge(op 125/1) | ||
| 7th | 14 | Drum Roll (FR) | 5 M | Poor | Paul Nolan | 154 lbs | 125/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - brief headway 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Grann's Boy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | H Rogers | 161 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Towards rear - some headway on inner before 2 out - no impression(tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Shahbaz (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Gavin Cromwell | 161 lbs | 5/2 | 4.5 | Raced in second - not fluent 5th - joined leader before 2 out - weakened quickly after 2 out(tchd 2/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Wing Back (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(5)lbs
|
S Curling | 156 lbs | 100/1 | 12 | Towards rear throughout(tchd 150/1) | |
| 11th | 10 | Someone's Wish (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 15 | Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 12th | 15 | I Dont Lie (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Mrs Denise Foster | 154 lbs | 80/1 | 7 | Didn't always jump with fluency - weakened after 4 out - dropped to rear when mistake 3 out(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) | ||
| 99th | 9 | Sir Callisto (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | A J Martin | 161 lbs | 40/1 | - | Held up in rear - some headway after 4 out - weakened after 2 out - dropped to rear and detached when fell heavily last(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Balovale (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | E J O'Grady | 161 lbs | 200/1 | - | In rear - not fluent 2nd - raced in last when mistake and unseated 4th(op 125/1) |
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